Man rams Flagler deputies in 2-county pursuit

Thursday

A man who fled from Volusia County deputies early Thursday and then rammed Flagler County deputies was still fighting his arrest even after getting his van stuck.

Ronald A. Pinkerton, 68, of Port Orange is charged with aggravated fleeing and eluding, aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer and aggravated battery of a law enforcement officer.

It all started about 1:45 a.m. when he was seen driving erratically and running a red light in Volusia, according to the. Flagler County Sheriff's Office. The Port Orange Police Department was the first to try to stop him. Then it was Holly Hill and Ormond Beach police as he continued north on U.S. 1.

Flagler deputies joined in about 2 a.m. with stop sticks, but Pinkerton continued to drive the vehicle with two flat tires. A deputy positioned his patrol car to block the van, but it kept going and struck another patrol car, the Sheriff's Office said. The deputy was not injured.

Pinkerton continued until he drove off the road north of Palm Coast Parkway and got stuck in the soft dirt. He still resisted deputies forcing them to use a Taser to take him into custody.

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